Russell Simmons Is Being Sued for Millions for Alleged Sexual Assault

Filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik is suing music mogul Russell Simmons for $5 million according to a new lawsuit filed in California district court, TMZ reports.

Jarosik alleges in the lawsuit that she was friendly with Simmons, and he had agreed to help her produce a documentary. Jarosik claims that in 2016 Simmons invited her to his house in Los Angeles and propositioned her for sex.

Jarosik says when she refused Simmons became aggressive and knocked her off his bed, hit her on the head, and pounced on her. In the lawsuit, Jarosik claims she was in “shock and fear” as Simmons raped her.

Simmons has not responded to Jarosik’s lawsuit. But he has denied all of the other allegations and last month on Instagram he said he “will prove without any doubt that I am innocent of all rape charges,” and “hold my accusers accountable.”